nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate jayapatākā-svāmin iti nāmine
namo ācāryapādāya nitāi-kṛpa-pradāyine
gaura-kathā dhāmadhāya nagara-grāma tāriṇe
Hare Krishna!
I offer my most respectful and humble dandavat pranams at the dust of your lotus feet. All glories to Jagad-Guru, Srila Prabhupada and all glories to your loving divine grace.
I wish you a very happy vyasa-puja and pray to Srimati Radharani for many happy returns of this auspicious day. Guru-Maharaj, this past year has been full of realizations and new spiritual experiences by your blessings. Keeping you at the centre of my life, each day I can feel how your causeless mercy flows unconditionally in the upkeep of my devotional service. Although it’s been 3 years since Lord Krishna mercifully sent you as my master and saviour, that first darshan of your divine grace is still afresh to my vision.
Guru-Maharaj, you have made all arrangements not only for your disciples but for humanity at large through your many innovative ways of getting your association through your lectures, live internet broadcasts, activity reports and etc. In every activity of yours, you never fail to strengthen our commitment and conviction to Srila Prabhupada and his ISKCON. This year, due to health you were not there in Mayapur during parikrama. I heard HH Lokanath swami maharaj saying that Jayapataka swami is not here physically but his heart his here. I actually realized it, you did not miss any chance to give your association through calls, no matters how’s health. In a very exemplary way, you teach us the mood of becoming an eternal sisya by displaying your unconditional pure love for Srila Prabhupada. Please Guru-Maharaj, instill in our hearts a drop of that mood of servitorship for your divine grace as you have for Srila Prabhupada. I was reading the book Prabhupada charanashrya which is the collection of Vyasa puja offering to srila prabhupada by you. After reading those homages I cried to see the love and faith you have for srila prabhupada. You have surrendered your life to your spiritual master in order to fulfill the mission of Caitanya mahaprabhu. Gurudeva, your life examples are straighten to many lives.
On this auspicious day, I pray to remain a speck of dust at your lotus feet, O my beloved Guru-Maharaj. Wishing you the most wonderful vyasa-puja celebration again and again.
Gurudeva, I will be very happy if fallen soul like me, will be able to serve in any way.
Your insignificant servant
Megha Rupa Radhe Devi Dasi
